ESPC Phonics & Guided Reading Assistance 2

Question 1

A student consistently reads 'ship' as 'skip.' Which decoding strategy should the ESP model first?

Accepted Answer

Point to each letter and blend left to right, emphasizing the digraph 'sh'

Answer

Modeling left-to-right blending while highlighting the 'sh' digraph directly addresses the specific decoding error.

Question 2

During a guided reading group, one student reads significantly faster than peers and with high accuracy. The ESP should:

Accepted Answer

Note the observation for the teacher and keep the student engaged with text-based questions

Answer

ESPs should document observations and use questioning strategies to keep advanced readers challenged while reporting to the supervising teacher.

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct definition of a 'rime' in phonics instruction?

Accepted Answer

The vowel and any consonants that follow it in a syllable

Answer

The rime is the part of a syllable that includes the vowel and all sounds that follow it (e.g., '-at' in 'cat').

Question 4

A student decodes individual sounds correctly but cannot blend them into a word fluently. This difficulty is most likely related to:

Accepted Answer

Phoneme blending

Answer

Phoneme blending is the ability to combine individual sounds into a recognizable word, and struggling with this step despite knowing individual sounds points to a blending deficit.

Question 5

When selecting a leveled text for guided reading, the ESP should choose a book at the student's:

Accepted Answer

Instructional level where the student reads with 90–94% accuracy

Answer

Instructional-level texts (90–94% accuracy) allow for supported growth during guided reading without causing undue frustration.

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ESPC Phonics & Guided Reading Assistance 2